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Event

Environment and Science Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future

Thursday, February 26, 2026 17:30to19:30
Leacock Building 855 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T7, CA
Price: 
Free

Join us February 26, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. for an engaging panel hosted by the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Bieler School of Environment and the Canadian chapter of Women in Science Diplomacy.

This panel brings together leaders from environment and science diplomacy to explore how evidence-based decision-making and diplomatic engagement have shaped global environmental solutions.

Panelists will reflect on what inspired their career trajectory, share lessons learned from historic environmental agreements, and discuss why science diplomacy must remain dynamic, adaptive, and deeply connected. Through real-world examples, including moments of behind-the-scenes negotiations, they will highlight how scientific integrity, diplomacy, and bridge-building continue to drive cooperation across borders.

Panelists include:

Astrid Schomaker
Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Tina Birmpili
Chief Officer, Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

Senator Suze Youance
Independent Senators Group - Québec - Lauzon

Nadia Sohier Zaman: Panel Moderator
Deputy Director and Senior Adviser with the Canadian government

Come and engage with experts and explore how past successes can inform more effective, innovative environmental diplomacy for the future.

A cocktail networking including hors d’oeuvres will be served following panel discussions

Event Location Details: 

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýFebruary 26, 2026, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (doors open, 5:30 p.m. panel 5:45 p.m.) 
Location: ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï, Leacock Building, Room 232 

While the event is free, is required as seats are limited.

We recognize that this event takes place on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous Peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

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